The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) unveiled the proposals from the two finalists to develop the Public Place site along the Gowanus Canal. Both properties include over 700 housing units and the buildings in both plans stand six to twelve stories high. The Hudson Companies plan includes 774 housing units (380 rental, 394 condo, 120 for senior citizens), 98,300 square feet of open space, 26,400 square feet of community space and 38,000 square feet of retail space. The Related Companies proposal will have 725 housing units (245 rental, 480 condos, 100 for senior citizens) and about 86,500 square feet of open space, 9,000 feet of community space and 18,000 square feet for retail. The city expects to pick a winner in the next month and begin the seven-month Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) in the spring.